Banner illustration in the Small Projects category colour Small Projects

Small Projects

Jobs that fit into a weekend and change how a room reads.

Illustration of a pendant light shade hanging above a table beside a stepladder
Small Projects

Swapping a Ceiling Pendant: What the Job Involves

November 14, 2011 · Small Projects

Changing the light fitting is the highest-impact small change in most rooms. It is also the one where knowing where the job stops matters most.

Illustration of framed pictures laid out on the floor beside a marked wall
Small Projects

Hanging a Gallery Wall Without Guesswork

January 30, 2011 · Small Projects

Lay the whole group out on the floor, trace it onto paper, and put the paper on the wall first. The wall then takes twenty minutes and one set of holes.